A group of nursing students is reviewing information about other psychotic disorders. The students demonstrate a need for additional review when they identify which of the following about schizophreniform disorder?
A) The duration of the illness is usually less than 6 months.
B) Symptoms must be present for at least 1 month for the diagnosis.
C) The majority of individuals with the disorder recover completely.
D) The individual experiences hallucinations and/or delusions.
Ans: C
The essential features of schizophreniform disorder are identical to those of criteria A for schizophrenia, with the exception of the duration of the illness, which can be less than 6 months. Symptoms must be present for at least 1 month to be classified as a schizophreniform disorder. About one third of individuals recover, with the other two-thirds developing schizophrenia.
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